World Indoor Track & Field League plans Las Vegas indoor tournament for 2026-27

By AI, Created 10:06 PM UTC, May 28, 2026, /AGP/ – The World Indoor Track & Field League will launch an indoor track tournament in Las Vegas beginning Dec. 4, 2026, with events running through Feb. 22, 2027 near Alexis Park Resort. The league says the format will blend team competition, AI-based scoring and prize money as it builds toward a permanent indoor venue in the Southwest.

Why it matters: - The World Indoor Track & Field League is betting that a team-based, AI-scored indoor format can give high school and adult athletes a new path in track and field. - The Las Vegas event is positioned as the first step toward a permanent indoor track and field venue in the Southwest. - The tournament also aligns with Las Vegas tourism leaders’ push to make the city a sports destination.

What happened: - The World Indoor Track & Field League, powered by TrackFIT 3D Intelligence™, announced its inaugural indoor tournament in Las Vegas on May 28, 2026. - Events are scheduled to run from Dec. 4, 2026, through Feb. 22, 2027. - The tournament will be held inside a 100,000-plus-square-foot venue to be built on the vacant lot next to Alexis Park Resort. - The league said the tournament is open to the first high school club teams that reserve a date. - Each weekend will feature 96 high school teams, split evenly between 48 boys teams and 48 girls teams. - Each team roster will include 12 athletes, with 10 starters and two wild cards. - The website for team registration is worlditfl.com.

The details: - High school teams will compete in five events: the 60-meter dash, 60-meter hurdles, long jump, pole vault, and the WITFL’s 1,600-Meter Predicted Mile Challenge. - In the Predicted Mile Challenge, athletes run intervals and AI predicts their full mile time. - Teams will compete for a chance to reach the final week and win a $25,000 cash sponsorship prize. - Weekly prizes will also be awarded. - A limited number of team entries will be available each tournament weekend. - Saturday evening sessions will also include 12 men’s and 12 women’s adult professional teams. - Those professional teams will compete for additional prize money. - Combined prizes and sponsorships across the inaugural season are expected to exceed $250,000. - Title and event sponsorships remain available. - Club teams can reserve a spot now and submit rosters later.

Between the lines: - Commissioner and CEO Zig Ziegler framed the league as an alternative to the Olympic pipeline, arguing that execution and intelligence should matter alongside finishing performance. - The league’s scoring system uses patent-pending TrackFIT 3D Intelligence scoring with three parts: execution at 40%, result at 40% and pound-for-pound force output at 20%. - The format is designed to reward consistency and punish sloppy execution across the team score, even when individual athletes post strong times, distances or heights. - TrackFIT’s patent-pending, markerless Motion DNA™ Signature Tracking uses 3D motion capture and AI to monitor athletes’ movement patterns. - The system is designed to identify compensations, physical limitations, strengths, weaknesses, thoughts and coaching history, then predict potential and recommend ways to close performance gaps. - Ziegler said the athlete tracking system reflects more than 20 years of research and development. - The league’s pitch is that athletes can stay healthier and compete longer if execution is ranked alongside raw output.

What’s next: - The league is taking registrations now for club teams and is still selling title and event sponsorships. - WITFL said the inaugural prize pool and sponsorship base is expected to grow as the league expands nationally. - Media requests can be sent to pr@worlditfl.com. - More information is available on the league’s website at more information.

The bottom line: - WITFL is launching a high-tech indoor track format in Las Vegas that tries to reframe performance around skill, execution and team scoring rather than pure speed alone.